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- 12/8/2013
New legislation allows withdrawal of unsafe drugs
The federal government has introduced new patient safety legislation aimed at protecting Canadians from unsafe medicine, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs and vaccines. - 12/8/2013
Grocer fights B.C. ban on pharmacy incentive programs
Sobeys is going to the British Columbia Supreme Court seeking to overturn the province-wide ban on incentive programs for prescriptions and pharmacy services. - 12/5/2013
Ask the Addictions Expert: Oxycodone for cancer pain
Q. I have a patient with stage 3 pancreatic cancer, currently no active tumors, but he is requiring more and more oxycodone for pain relief. Should I be concerned about addiction? - 12/5/2013
Big pay boost coming for Sask. ER doctors
REGINA | Saskatchewan emergency room physicians have ratified an agreement that provides them with a wage increase of 14% to 17% in the first year of the three-year deal. It is a good deal that will hopefully ensure more E.R. doctors stay in the province to provide badly-needed care for patients, says the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. - 12/5/2013
Making the case for coverage of services
Private drug plans should cover pharmacists’ consultation services, and a pharmacy benefits manager in Atlantic Canada is gathering the evidence to prove that such coverage is a worthwhile investment. - 12/5/2013
In memory of Jessie
Student's passion for nursing will live on with bursary created in her honour - 12/5/2013
Nurses, hospital staff to demonstrate at Arnprior hospital to keep beds staffed and open
'Summer' bed closures now stretch into fall and winter - 12/5/2013
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